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How do you handle the increased demand without even more dedicated infrastructure for roads? How much cheaper is it than dedicated infrastructure for buses and
by moorhosj 8y ago
How do you handle the increased demand without even more dedicated infrastructure for roads? How much cheaper is it than dedicated infrastructure for buses and rails which have far more capacity?
- beerlord 8y agoIt will become a positive feedback loop. Autonomous private busses, with routes auto-calculated based on the start and end point that passengers enter via smartphone, will take cars off the road. Cars off the road will speed up those busses, making them more attractive. Etc.
- moorhosj 8y agoWhat do you do before your assumed feedback loop takes hold? Wouldn’t all the new scooter riders take up a lot of that real estate on the road? How will the road operate with both autonomous and non-autonomous vehicles sharing space?
- beerlord 8y agoOperating on the basis that one scooter rider is one less car driver, there is an immediate benefit. Scooters have an even smaller footprint than a bicycle.
- moorhosj 8y agoI'm not sure why we would accept that assumption. Isn't it just as likely that one scooter rider is one less bus rider, train passenger or walker? In those cases, overall road congestion increases.